Shekleton Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Shekleton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Ireland | 145 | 1:32,475 | 2,778 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 73 | 1:60,683 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
Shekleton Demographics
Shekleton Political Affiliation
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Shekleton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekleton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekleton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekleton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 572,152nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Shekleton live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States Shekleton is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 21 percent reside and Connecticut, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Shekleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shekleton has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Shekleton surname grew 199 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 457 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shekleton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shekleton surname is chiefly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shekleton last name are 29.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shekleton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.71% more than the national average, earning R 586,284 per year and in United States they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $44,570 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheckleton | 95 | 19 | / |
| Shaekleton | 95 | 0 | / |
| Sheklton | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sheckleston | 90 | 13 | / |
| Shekelton | 89 | 84 | / |
| Shakleton | 89 | 25 | / |
| Shekletom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seklton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shecklestone | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shackleton | 84 | 7,484 | / |
| Sheckelton | 84 | 12 | / |
| Shockleton | 84 | 1 | / |
| Schakleton | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shaekelton | 84 | 0 | / |
| Shaklton | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schackleton | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shackkleton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shakelton | 78 | 43 | / |
| Shakletan | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shacklton | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shacleton | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shecelton | 78 | 0 | / |
| Sackleton | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shackelton | 74 | 650 | / |
| Schakelton | 74 | 2 | / |
| Shackletan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shaacklton | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shackilton | 74 | 0 | / |
| Shacklaton | 74 | 0 | / |
| Schackelton | 70 | 5 | / |
| Sickelton | 67 | 14 | / |
| Soklathon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soklatan | 59 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shekleton
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